SINGLE POOL

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 232, 28 June 1935, Page 17

SINGLE POOL

Betting at Levin NOTES AND COMMENTS Unseen May Start Twice (By The Watcher.) The single pool system of betting will operate at Levin to-morrow, with two dividends in fields of five or oyer. There appears, from the acceptance list, no prospect of a single dividend field. Southerners Arrive. C. Gieseler arrived from Wingatui yesterday with Lycidas and Unseen and went out to Trentham. Unseen will be taken to Levin to-day and will probably run m both his engagements there to-morrow. Starting Times at Levin. Official starting times for_ Levin tomorrow are as follows: —11.45, 12.2 a, La, 1.45, 2.25, 3.5, and 3.50, Horses for Levin- . Colepso' and The Ranger will not be making the trip from Trentham to Levin. Diamond, Arctic King, Copenna and Sundancer will be the representatives from local stables. • • Diamond will be ridden by F. Thompson, G. Ridgway being out of action with the shoulder injured off; Arctic Star at Napier on Saturday. _ No: rider has been engaged for Arctic King, yet. Diamond has been schooling satisfactorily and looks like giving a good account of himself. Arctic King was soundly beaten over seven furlongs yesterday’ morning by Might and Croupier, but be is not a good track worker, and T. K. George’s pair have been working exceptionally well lately.

Billy Bay. T Trainer R. W- Lewis discounts the statement from Auckland that Billy Boy is a spent light. He struck himself at Te Rapa and it was not considered advisable to start him at Ellerslie, though he was fit enough again by-that time. Lilly Boy is a daily worker on the hill roads round Trentham, and is a definite starter in the Wellington Steeplechase. Billy Boy and Verden will be ridden hero by E. Burgess,

Showing Old Dash. Autopay, who figures among . the sprinters at the Wellington winter meeting, has not raced since the summer meeting at Trentham in January, where, at his second, last start he finished second to Wheriko. Since then he has had a spell, from which he came in looking as well as ever, and Ebb Simpson is now beginning to send him along a bit in snort saints. Haakon Coming South. Racing plans for Wellington, with prospects of going on to the Grand National meeting, have been mapped out for Haakon and Master Musk by R. J.' Mateer and R. Martin respectively. Both, horses have progressed well since the Great Northern meeting, and they will; lack nothing on the score of condition., Haakon will be accompanied by Whistling Rufus, and this pair will leave om Thursday o.f next week.

Goldfinch on Lord Vai, Owing to the heavy state of the going at Ellerslie little fast work hae been accomplished of late, most of the horses being restricted to useful pacing. However, Lord Vai and Black Marlin, both' of whom are engaged at tbe Wellington, winter, meeting, are being kept up to the mark by their trainer, R. 8. Bagby. On; Tuesday morning on the No. 1 grass track Lord Vai traversed six furlongs in 1.20, a good effort: considering the state of the going. He put any amount of dash into hie work, being assisted over the last half mile, which took 55sec., by Aymon. Lord Vai, who has gone on the right way since he raced at Ellerslie, should have

good prospects at Trentham. IL Goldfinch will ride him in his engagements. Can They do it Again? On the opening day of the Wellington winter meeting last year three out of the four flat events were won by South Islanders. Bay Tree in the Woburn Hack was the only northern winner. The southerners took the Stewards’ Handicap with Palermo, tbe Whyte Handicap with Davolo, and the Te Aro Hack with Vocal.

Allowance Claimable. With the minimum of 7.7 for the flat ‘races at the Wellington meeting, apprentice riders will be able to claim allowances.

An Improved Mare. Gold Mission has put up some very consistent performances lately, and her form on the Hawke's Bay circuit showed considerable improvement. She won at Napier the first day, and was unlucky really not to win on the second day. In the last four months or so she has six wins, a second and a third in 11 starts. Gold Mission is a four-year : old marc by the English horse Royal Divorce, who raced with success for his importer, Mr. Eric Riddiford. She is trained ut New Plymouth by 11. Dtilieu. Riders at Trentham.

G. Humphries has been offered the riding on Terry at the Wellington meeting. A. Messervy will do the riding for J, S. Shaw on Royal Gallant, Sea Fox and McHeath. A. E. and L. J. Ellis are other southern horsemen who will be at the meeting.

Stable Supplied all the Places. There was a surprising result in the Irish Two Thousand Guinean at The Curragh on May 15. The winner, Museum, and the runner-up, Parisian, started at lung odds. Chirgwin filled third place. AH three were saddled by J, T. Rogers.

For Trentham. F. J. Tutchen’s pair, Ruby Meteor and Travelling Agent, have been progressing well in their preparation for engagements at the Wellington meeting next month, •states a report from Te Rapa. A Letter from Wiggins.

Writing from Melbourne the Auckland jockey, H. N. Wiggins, who is on his way to India, states that during his stay in Sydney he went to the Canterbury 'Park races and met a number of New pealanders, including M, McCarten. On his ‘ arrival in Melbourne Wiggins was welcomed by K. Voitre, who, inspite of his quick rise to fame, remained as natural and unspoiled as ever. Voitre was keen to travel abroad and had received an introduction to a leading English owner. Likes a Distance.

It is usual for a three-year-olr] hack to score, its first win over six or seven furlongs/ but Rebel Lad has an unusual record in that he has never been placed at any distance shorter than a mile, A second over a mile and a quarter was followed by wins at a mile and a mile and ,a quarter. In tbe first two he had next to nothing on his back, but he carried 8.3 at Ashburton, and while be just scraped home he was not stopping and "looks a good prospect for middle-distance events in his class.

Surprise Entries. The “TJmaru Herald” states that the entries of Aladdin and Lord Argosy at Trentham are surprises. After Aladdin’s fall at Washdyke last month it looked as if he might be out for the season, and it was announced not long ago that the attempt to persuade Lord Argosy to become a jumper had been abandoned. Well-Bred Hunter.

An aristocratic mare following the hounds with the Egmont-Wanganui Hunt is Duckling, a four-year-old by Chief Ruler from Tame Duck, thus a full sister to the Auckland Cup winner Admiral Drake. When in training Duckling displayed plenty of pace in her trials but failed with the colours up. She is a good cut of a mare and her experience in the hunting field may make her more solid. As the progeny of Chief Ruler have won over both the hurdles and over the big country there may yet be a future for Duckling. The owner of Duckling is Miss B. Gibson. of Patea, who, incidentally has recently lost, at the ago of 21 years, her well-known hunter, Gray

Dawn. Gray Dawn was the winner of many Hunt Club steeplechases and trophies, and show ring prizes. He followed the hounds with the Eginont-Ma-nganui, Rangitikei and New Plymouth packs for many years and bad the record of never having fallen.

Illegal Betting in Sydney. The Australian Jockey Club has announced that tbe chairman of the cluo (Sir Colin Stephen), Mr. T. J. Marks and Mr. F. Underwood had waited on the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) and asked that the Government give efteet to the recommendations made nt the interstate conference in Sydney in September regarding illegal betting. The conference, which was convened by the Government, made the following important recommendations: — . Telephones not to be available lor botBroadcasting stations to be compelled to confine their racing broadcasts to descriptions of the running of the races, withholding the betting until the cud ot the last event. Similar restrictions to be imposed on newspapers, which would not be permitted to publish betting odds before the conclusion of the programme. . Tipping for gain to be made a criminal offence. It was further recommended that broadcasting or advertising by professional tipsters should be prohibited and that special provision should be made to include in the prohibition publications selling tips. It was stated that Mr. Chaffey gave the deputation a favourable reception.

The Modern Way. The noted jockey, Steve Donoghue, had a busy week-end recently. He rode in three countries in the space of 40 hours, and travelled nearly 700 miles. . After riding in the 4.0 race at Gatwick on Saturday, May IS, he left for Belgium. On the Sunday afternoon he won the Belgian Grand Prix at Brussels on Prince Aly Khan's Prawn Curry. During the night be travelled from Brussels to Paris,' where he rode in early-morning gallops on the Monday. Donoghue arrived at Croydon by aeroplane from Paris just before 3 p.m. and left immediately for Northolt lu™, where his son Pat, a trainer under Pony Turf Club rules, was responsible tor several runners. Pat Donoghue saddled one winner and two seconds during the afternoon. Betting in Brisbane. A scheme formulated by a group ot prominent racing men to guarantee the Queensland Government a definite annua, revenue of more than £250,000 in betting taxation from the licensing of shops is making a strong appeal in Brisbane. In addition to the huge income assured, the scheme outlines a simple and not costly plan of administration upon which legislation could be framed. Although no official announcement has been made as to the Governments attitude to licensed betting shops, indications are that a favourable reception will be accorded the scheme when it is submitted in the next few weeks. Tbe group responsible for it includes some of the State’s biggest bettors. Dannevirkg Hunt Acceptances. Acceptances for the annual race meeting of the Dannevirke Hunt Club, to be held at Danjievirke on Wednesday, July 3, will close to-night at 0 o'clock. C.J.C. Grand Nationals. Nominations for the principal races at the C.J.C. Grand National meeting, the Grand National Steeplechase, Grand National Hurdle Race, Winter Cup, Beaufort and Lincoln Steeplechases, and the Sydenham Hurdles, will close with the secretary, Mr. F. T, 11. Bell, P.O. Box 385, Christchurch, to-night at 8 o’clock.